Legal Opinion
Weaver v. Scripture
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1925PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Edgcomb, J.:
Defendant moves at Special Term, under section 552 of the Civil Practice Act, to set aside an adverse verdict of the jury and for a new trial. The grounds upon which the defendant deems himself entitled to the relief asked may be summarized as follows: (1) That the verdict is without evidence to support it, or at least is against the weight of evidence; (2) that the verdict was the result of bias and prejudice on the part of the jury, and that for this reason defendant did not have a fair trial.
When the jury returned its verdict the defendant moved on the judge’s minutes for a new…
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